Yemen: Navy brings back 38 Indians from cyclone-hit Socotra island
Thirty-eight Indians were today brought back home by the Indian Navy, four days after they were rescued from the cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen. Indian naval ship INS Sunayna, carrying the rescued Indians, entered the Porbandar harbor in Gujarat at around 9 am, Navy Spokesperson Captain DK Sharma said. The cyclone Mekunu had badly hit various parts of Oman and the Socotra island.
Rescued people were handed over to civil administration
The Indians were stranded in Socotra island and INS Sunayna on Sunday had evacuated them in an operation christened "Nistar". Sharma said after completion of all the formalities, they were handed over to the civil administration to facilitate their return to native places.
